Physiological and molecular mechanisms of plant salt tolerance

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-22

  Zhang, Jin Lin ^a   Shi, Huazhong ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycophytes; Halophytes; Na+ transporters; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; COTRANSPORTER; HKT1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; NHX4 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; SODIUM; SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN; SOS1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ARABIDOPSIS; CROP; GENETICS; HALOPHYTE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SALT TOLERANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; PLANT PROTEINS; SALT-TOLERANCE; SALT-TOLERANT PLANTS; SODIUM; SODIUM-HYDROGEN ANTIPORTER; SYMPORTERS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84875290545     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-013-9813-6     Document Type: Review

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